a clinical study to compare two drugs, prolotherapy and steroid injection for sacroiliac joint dysfunction.

Effect of USG guided intra articular prolotherapy versus steroid injection for sacroiliac joint dysfunction. A prospective randomised control study. - Nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/05/067511

Enrollment

Registered

2024-05-16

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-27

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: M259- Joint disorder, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Drugs-1ml of 2% lidocaine( As a Diagnostic block)- if there is relief of pain then we will proceed to inject 1.0 ml(40mg) triamcinolone acetonide: Group A:Equipment-Ultrasound,Drugs-1ml

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pain located over the Sacroiliac joint. patients satisfying IASP diagnosing criteria of Sacroiliac joint dysfunction. Low back pain principally below L5 vertebra. Patient giving consent to get enrolled in study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients receiving anticoagulant therapy Diabetic patients with HbA1C more than seven Allergic reactions to lidocaine or suspected or diagnosed infection poor general health, skin defects on the injection area, psychiatric problems affecting the study Patients given prior systemic or local steroid injections within 3 months Disorders in the hip joint. Patient with spinal and pelvic deformity Any infective, neoplastic pathology of spine. Spondyloarthropathies

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Numeric Pain Rating scale for pain and Oswestry Disability index for disability will be assesed at 0 week (pre intervention ),visit 1 immediately (post intervention),visit 2 at 4 week, and at 6 week visit 3 post intervention for both group A and BTimepoint: Numeric Pain Rating scale for pain and Oswestry Disability index for disability will be assesed at 0 week (pre intervention ),visit 1 immediately (post intervention),visit 2 at 4 week, and at 6 week visit 3 post intervention for both group A and B	—

Measure

Time frame

Numeric Pain Rating scale for pain and Oswestry Disability index for disability will be assesed at 0 week (pre intervention ),visit 1 immediately (post intervention),visit 2 at 4 week, and at 6 week visit 3 post intervention for both group A and BTimepoint: Numeric Pain Rating scale for pain and Oswestry Disability index for disability will be assesed at 0 week (pre intervention ),visit 1 immediately (post intervention),visit 2 at 4 week, and at 6 week visit 3 post intervention for both group A and B

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the functional improvement in patients with sacroiliac joint dysfunction after sacroiliac joint injection of two different agents that is prolotherapy & corticosteroid.Timepoint: 0 week,4weeks,6 weeks	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactProf Anil Kumar Gupta

King George medical university Lucknow.

dranilaiims@yahoo.co.in9559399513

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026